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Original pots used to cook Sunnyland Mills' wheat
Sunnyland Mills History - It All Started in 1935
Sunnyland Mills was founded in 1935 under the name of Sunnyland Bulghur Company, Inc. by Harry, George and Jivon Perch. See Perch family history. Their original bulgur process used the traditional way that it was made in the Middle East. Almost immediately they became known as the premium bulgur wheat manufacturer and, with growing demand for their high quality product, they soon perfected a continuous method of processing that was unique in the industry.
In 1977, George and Jivon sold the business to another pair of brothers, Carl and John Orlando. Carl and John modernized and improved the process many times and Carl’s innovative ideas produced an even higher quality finished product. To reflect the company’s growing product line, in 1993 the company name was officially changed to Sunnyland Mills. Also in 1993 the company moved to a new, state-of-the-art facility that provided an even more efficient process and increased quality control in a technologically advanced environment.
Upon John Orlando’s retirement in 1995, two of Carl’s sons, Mike and Steve, purchased the business. Along with other improvements to the processes the second generation of Orlandos introduced certified Organic Bulgur products, Brown Bulgur, KAMUT® Khorasan Bulgur Wheat and Grano.
Today, Sunnyland Mills is the most modern bulgur wheat manufacturing facility in the world and continues the legacy of a family business committed to hard work and superior quality, whole grain, natural products.
